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Nothing but the blue sky of China; defining poverty
Nothing but the blue sky of China; defining poverty
wepollock | November 22, 2010 | 76 likes, 1 dislikes
Poverty may be a function of necessity, context, and expectation. These three elements account for differences poverty worldwide; levels of which are not reflected in accepted poverty statistics. People in the US define poverty against the structural context of a high level of per-capita GDP. With lower GDP on a per capita basis in China the population may be more vulnerable to inflation driven poverty, and also poverty due to loss of market share. Additionally, currency strength might increase currency purchasing power but may be a time-bomb for export related jobs. Needing stability China has been trying to avoid the raising of its own currency value, raising interest rates in China might roil the US stock market for a day, but it does nothing to address a high level of inflation versus limited per capita GDP.
Nothing but the blue sky of China; defining poverty
wepollock | November 22, 2010 | 76 likes, 1 dislikes
Poverty may be a function of necessity, context, and expectation. These three elements account for differences poverty worldwide; levels of which are not reflected in accepted poverty statistics. People in the US define poverty against the structural context of a high level of per-capita GDP. With lower GDP on a per capita basis in China the population may be more vulnerable to inflation driven poverty, and also poverty due to loss of market share. Additionally, currency strength might increase currency purchasing power but may be a time-bomb for export related jobs. Needing stability China has been trying to avoid the raising of its own currency value, raising interest rates in China might roil the US stock market for a day, but it does nothing to address a high level of inflation versus limited per capita GDP.